| GENUINE | Real number around university, say, back beforehand (7) |
| EMPOWER | Might send me back beforehand to authorise |
| UNREMARKABLE | Real number around about a thousand, back as standard (12) |
| LOTUS | Plant a great number around university |
| UPSTATE | At university, say, away from the big city (7) |
| ADDLING | Getting confused working with numbers around 50 (7) |
| SURGEON | Press in numbers around important theatre figure (7) |
| IMPLORE | Place having additional numbers around after I beg (7) |
| REMANDS | Sends a prisoner, say, back into custody on bail, etc (7) |
| GESTATE | Carry baby, say, back to dignity (7) |
| OPIATES | Real numbers? |
| NONSTOP | Somewhat contrarily, spots no numbers around the clock (3-4) |
| CAGEDIN | Confined, I'd say - back behind bars? (5,2) |
| AUDITOR | Inspector feeding passport, say, back into car close to border |
| NOUS | Numbers around university show intelligence (4) |
| SNOWS | Does a real number on, say |
| UNDERREPORT | claim fewer than real number |
| NINETY | (Nought minus X) plus (X over Y) = a real number (6) |
| BLUEGRASS | Left university, say, to get into money making music (9) |
| STUDYABROAD | Attend a foreign university, say |
